A new podcast asks: Are 'radical' climate activists really that radical?

If we take the goal for long term stability of a civil society as the normal, then many current economic, civil and environmental policies are very radical.

Of course. The very phrase "Just Stop Oil" is a radically extremist expression. Stopping oil is making a big change that addresses the root of the problem, i.e. it's radical. It's the extremist version of the more moderate "slow down oil a little" approaches that dominate politics.

the only radical thing a person could be doing right now is ignoring it.

Wait, what? I knew these people didn't know what "radical" means — but what on earth do they actually think it does mean?

It's still peaceful protesting. Anything more radical would be labeled eco-terrorism

Nope, but the capitalist class and their enforcement goons want to paint them that way. Makes it easier to violate their rights.